The Community Engagement Institute (CEI) Helps Host the First Annual Prevention Conference in Topeka

In partnership with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and the Kansas Prevention Collaborative (KPC), the Community Engagement Institute (CEI) designed and hosted the first...

This summer, CEI’s Trauma-Informed Systems of Care (TISC) was invited by Communities In Schools-Bay Area to help them respond to the added stress Hurricane Harvey put on at-risk students. Teresa Strausz and Joyce McEwen Crane offered a...

CEI Associate Earns Credential From The International Coach Federation

Dr. Howard Keim, an associate with CEI's Center for Leadership Development, has been awarded his second coaching credential, the Associate Certified Coach (ACC), from the International Coach Federation...

CEI's Prevention Initiatives and Strategic Communication Initiatives Work Together to Create A Suicide Prevention Short Film

Every September there is an opportunity to raise awareness around suicide prevention, mental health, and ensure that tools for a healthy, happy life are readily available for everyone. The Community Engagement Institute’s Strategic Communication Initiatives was honored to create....

The Center for Public Health Initiatives and The Kansas Community Health Worker Coalition Host 3rd Annual Kansas Community Health Worker Symposium

In partnership with the Community Engagement Institute, the Kansas Community Health Worker (CHW) Coalition hosted the third annual Kansas Community Health Worker Symposium on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Wichita. The opening keynote, presented by...

From Mitchell to Barber and Kearney to Crawford, 18 Kansas communities have been selected by the Kansas Health Foundation as grantees for the Healthy Communities Initiative: Improving Health Equity (HCI:HE)...

CEI Supports Statewide Opportunities for Youth and Family Engagement in Behavioral Health System

As part of a four year, $9.4 million SAMSHA System of Care (SOC) cooperative agreement, WSU’s Community Engagement Institute (CEI) is partnering with the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and four pilot areas of the state served by four mental health centers...

AAron Davis Steps into New Role at the Community Engagement Institute as the New Director for the Center for Public Health Initiatives.

AAron is a life-long Shocker with two undergraduate degrees from WSU, along with a Masters in Business Administration. He is also in the process of attaining a second Masters, this one in Public Administration from the WSU Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs...

As part of an effort to help Kansans live healthier lives in communities that support health where they live, work and play, the Community Engagement Institute has helped Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) launch a second round of grantees in their Pathways to a Healthy Kansas community grant initiative.

The Unity Conference 2017 was held in Dallas, Texas on August 6th through the 9th. There were over 400 participants in attendance for the event and with the theme of “the Collective Power of Community Health Workers (CHWs), Community Health Representatives (CHRs) and Promotores”, the packed agenda promised excellent learning and networking opportunities.

Community Engagement Institute Staff selected for Harvard Leadership Development Program

The Community Engagement Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Joyce McEwen Crane, Strategic Development Coordinator and leadership development trainer and coach, was one of 54 international participants selected by the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education program to participate in the intensive 8-day Art and Practice of Leadership Development: A Master Class for Professional Trainers, Educators, and Consultants course in Cambridge, MA.

Community Health Worker Symposium Attracts over 120 from Across Kansas

On June 8th, 123 Community Health Workers (CHWs), Promotoras(es) de Salud (PdS), academicians, healthcare partners, state agencies, non-profit organizations, and other stakeholders attended the second Kansas Community Health Worker Symposium at the Wichita State University Rhatigan Student Center.

Pathways to a Healthy Kansas is the largest community grant program ever funded by BCBSKS. The grant funding for each community includes opportunities for receiving $500,000. A Letter of Intent must be received by 4 p.m. Friday, March 31 to receive the application packet. More details available at www.bcbsks.com/pathways/

Kansas Accreditation Readiness Project (KARP) Annual Summit

Local health departments can get a better understanding on how they may use the accreditation process to develop practices and strategies to become a high performing health department...

DOZENS GATHER AT WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY—OLD TOWN FOR FIRST STATEWIDE PREVENTIONWORKS MEETING

Taking the lead role in hosting the statewide coalition focused on behavioral health promotion and the prevention of substance abuse, suicide and problem gambling, Wichita State University’s Community Engagement Institute hosted the inaugural meeting of PreventionWorKS at the new WSU Oldtown.

Through a multi-million dollar grant from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is working with the Center for Public Health Initiatives at the Community Engagement Institute to help address chronic disease in seven Kansas communities.